Tony Award for Best Play

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What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York.

There was no trophy in the Tony's first year. All My Sons has often been incorrectly categorized as the Best Play of 1947, but in reality it won the Best Author award courtesy of Arthur Miller. The following year Mister Roberts was hailed as the Tony's first Best Play. Authors and the producers are presented with the award.

Contents

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] 1940s

1948
– Mister Roberts
1949
– Death of a Salesman

[edit] 1950s

1950
– The Cocktail Party
1951
– The Rose Tattoo
1952
– The Fourposter
1953
– The Crucible
1954
– The Teahouse of the August Moon
1955
– The Desperate Hours
1956
– The Diary of Anne Frank
1957
– Long Day's Journey Into Night
1958
– Sunrise at Campobello
1959
– J.B.

[edit] 1960s

1960
– The Miracle Worker
1961
– Becket
1962
– A Man for All Seasons
1963
– Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1964
– Luther
1965
– The Subject Was Roses
1966
– Marat/Sade
1967
– The Homecoming
1968
– Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1969
– The Great White Hope

[edit] 1970s

1970
– Borstal Boy
1971
– Sleuth
1972
– Sticks and Bones
1973
– That Championship Season
1974
– The River Niger
1975
– Equus
1976
– Travesties
  • The First Breeze of Summer
  • Knock Knock
  • Lamppost Reunion
1977
– The Shadow Box
1978
– Da
1979
– The Elephant Man

[edit] 1980s

1980
– Children of a Lesser God
1981
– Amadeus
1982
– The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1983
– Torch Song Trilogy
1984
– The Real Thing
1985
– Biloxi Blues
1986
– I'm Not Rappaport
1987
– Fences
1988
– M. Butterfly
1989
– The Heidi Chronicles

[edit] 1990s

1990
– The Grapes of Wrath
1991
– Lost in Yonkers
1992
– Dancing at Lughnasa
1993
– Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
1994
– Angels in America: Perestroika
1995
– Love! Valour! Compassion!
1996
– Master Class
1997
– The Last Night of Ballyhoo
1998
– 'Art'
1999
– Side Man

[edit] 2000s

2000
– Copenhagen
2001
– Proof
2002
– The Goat: or, Who Is Sylvia?
2003
– Take Me Out
2004
– I Am My Own Wife
2005
– Doubt: A Parable
2006
– The History Boys
2007
– The Coast of Utopia
2008
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Tony Award for Best Play
1948-1975

Mister Roberts (1948) · Death of a Salesman (1949) · The Cocktail Party (1950) · The Rose Tattoo (1951) · The Fourposter (1952) · The Crucible (1953) · The Teahouse of the August Moon (1954) · The Desperate Hours (1955) · The Diary of Anne Frank (1956) · Long Day's Journey into Night (1957) · Sunrise at Campobello (1958) · J.B. (1959) · The Miracle Worker (1960) · Becket (1961) · A Man for All Seasons (1962) · Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1963) · Luther (1964) · The Subject Was Roses (1965) · Marat/Sade (1966) · The Homecoming (1967) · Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1968) · The Great White Hope (1969) · Borstal Boy (1970) · Sleuth (1971) · Sticks and Bones (1972) · That Championship Season (1973) · The River Niger (1974) · Equus (1975)
1976-2000

Travesties (1976) · The Shadow Box (1977) · Da (1978) · The Elephant Man (1979) · Children of a Lesser God (1980) · Amadeus (1981) · The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982) · Torch Song Trilogy (1983) · The Real Thing (1984) · Biloxi Blues (1985) · I'm Not Rappaport (1986) · Fences (1987) · M. Butterfly (1988) · The Heidi Chronicles (1989) · The Grapes of Wrath (1990) · Lost in Yonkers (1991) · Dancing at Lughnasa (1992) · Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (1993) · Angels in America: Perestroika (1994) · Love! Valour! Compassion! (1995) · Master Class (1996) · The Last Night of Ballyhoo (1997) · “Art” (1998) · Side Man (1999) · Copenhagen (2000)
2001-present

Proof (2001) · The Goat: or, Who Is Sylvia? (2002) · Take Me Out (2003) · I Am My Own Wife (2004) · Doubt: A Parable (2005) · The History Boys (2006) · The Coast of Utopia (2007)
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Tony Awards
Play
Musical
Special

Regional Theatre Tony Award · Special Tony Award · Best Special Theatrical Event · Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
Retired

Best Conductor and Musical Director · Best Stage Technician · Outstanding Performances By Newcomers · Best Revival · Best Direction
Ceremonies
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